The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-01-15
WILMINGTON NJ. E. CONFERENCE
SpecuiatIons as to Probable Chanses by ono
who Thinks no * n"ws Something About

SpecuiatIons IA to Probable Changes by ono
who Thinks no X nowS Something About
L .ch year for several months before
the meeting of the Wilmington Confer
eoce, the Methodists of the Peninsula in
dulge more or less in conjecture AZ to the
probably changes of pastors to be made
At the approaching session. The predic-
tions OF correspondents and editors in re-
gard to the changes, perhaps prove false
as often as correct, but nevertheless the
newspaper gossip about the matter is OF
considerable interest to = large number
of readers. The nineteenth annual ses-
sion will be held during March at Girls
field. a correspondent of the Ece1y
EcentHg, who signs himself Methodist, j."
discusses the probable appointments In
the following strain:
'lnasmuch as the matters are fixed up
before conference now d days, it occurs
to me that it would be well to have il
done now, SO that the parties who Will
move aud the churches that are to be
supplied, need not be on the ANXIOUS seat
SO long. We will adjust few of the
more prominent men and appointments
at this writing, and fix up another install
ment Tor subsequent Issue. We will
take first, Whining ton district. The Rev.
Charles Hill will vacits the Off 70 of pre-
siding elder, and will DO stationed at
BraudywIue church, Wilmington. The
Rev. y. NJ. Browne of Scott will succeed
Mr.. Hill as presiding elder, and the Rev.
+. l.. Hubbard OF Br4ndywine VIII sue
coed MIR. Browne at Scatt. New Castle
will be vacated by the Rev. + f Terry,
who will be succeeded by Rev. L. +.
Martludale of Dover. The Rev. b. +.
Price Of Madeey, Wilmington. Will 90 to
Newport, aud the Rev. E IL. Nelson OF
that place to cherry Hill. the Rev. j.
/. Van Burkalow OF Bethel and Glasgow
will go to North East, succeeding the
Rev. [. ;, Williams, who will retire from
active ministry, The Rev. 5. T. Gard
her OF Wesley church, Wilmington, will
go to Bethel and Glasgow. and the Rev.
|. Is. Hunter OF Chester will ue 81 d tiuued
at Wesley. The X ". T. A. II. O. len
of Chesapeake City will succeed Mr.,
Hunter at Chester.
IN the Eiston district only few
changes will be made among the promi-
nent churGues. The Revs. j. B. Quigg
of Smyrna and } o. Sypherd OF st. Mich
aefs will exchange churches Tue Rev.
ii. ). Thompson of Easton will be placed
at Centrevlile, the R,v. W. J. O'Neill of
Church Hui at Z ,sIun, the Rev. J. ID.
RIgg OF Sudl-rsvlle at MArydel aud the
Rev. A. 5. Now bray OF Marydel at Sud
lersvllIe.
I'm the Dover district, few import
ant changes will be made. Milford will
retain its eloquent munster with whom
they have been favored for tho past two
years. The Rev. I. +. Terry of New
Castle, will go to Dover, by invitation.
The Rev. w, E. England Of Seaford is
looked to as suitable pastor tor Frede- |
RIGA, while the Rev. j. A Briudle of |
Lewes will move to Denton aud the Rev.
L. II. Haynes of Frederick, to Lewes.
salisbury district will lose it's thor |
ough- going presiding older the Rev. j
A. IS. Wilson, who will oe succeeded by |
the Kew. A. ID. Davis now stationed at
Accomack The Rev. J. b. c. Hanna of |
Deal Island will go to Laurel. The Rev.
w. w. w. Wilson of CristieId, will e1-
change places with the Rev. r. W. Todd
OF Snow Hill. The Rev. J. a b. Wilson.
the retiring presiding elder, will possibly
he put IN charge of the Sussex district.
now III existence on paper only, but which
will be made fact at the coming session
OF The conference. The Rev. +. g. Nc
oorley of Laurel, will be stationed at
Salisbury, and will face the task of build
ing IA new church and parsonage. The
Rev. W. B. Walton, now at Salisbury
Will go to Deals Island.
80 easy is it to adjust the appointments
IT the conference, that only the approval
Of the presiding bishop is required to
make the above surmises become facts"